‘West Side Story’ review: Spielberg’s take on musical not as bad as you’d think By . Johnny Oleksinski. Published Dec. 2, 2021. Updated Dec. 2, 2021, 1:17 p.m. ET.

“West Side Story” sits near the pinnacle of post-World War II American middlebrow culture. First performed on Broadway in 1957 and brought to the screen four years later, it survives as both a ...

The 2021 “West Side Story” apparently has the answer. “Life matters even more than love,” Rita Moreno insists, returning 60 years after her Oscar-winning role as Anita. Ariana DeBose as ...

“West Side Story” belongs more in their company than you might think; it isn’t historical drama, but there’s no overlooking its place in history, or its alternately confusing and ...

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‘West Side Story’ Review: Steven Spielberg Gives the Musical Classic a Gritty, Rousing Upgrade Reviewed at SVA Theater, New York, Nov. 29, 2021. MPAA Rating: PG-13.

The new “West Side Story” doesn’t entirely answer the most obvious question, which is why essentially remake a 60-year-old classic. Director Steven Spielberg nevertheless justifies the ...

Sixty years later, Moreno is an executive producer on Spielberg's West Side Story.She also gives a poignant performance in the new role of Valentina, the widow of Doc, the drugstore owner.

Though a fine revival, it does not look as though Spielberg’s “West Side Story” will replace the 1961 film, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, in terms of cultural legacy anytime soon.

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West Side Story (2021) Review. People: Ariana DeBose. Rachel Zegler. Rita Moreno. Corey Stoll. Ansel Elgort. Steven Spielberg. Two rival gangs, the Italian-American Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks ...

Such is the case with “West Side Story,” Steven Spielberg’s vibrant, urgent, utterly beautiful revival of the 1961 adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical. Newsletter Daily Today’s Headlines ...